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Welcome to The Core's music destination! At the moment this is limited to our schedule of Concerts and Open Mic Nights, but stay tuned for this page to include workshops, worship teams and music recommendations!
310 South Avenue in Downtown Springfield [map it]
check out our event calendar
Friday, July 11, 8 pm - Mooncalf & Caliban w/ Brittany Howard
FREE
Ovah-pow'd bah STRUNK!
Friday, July 25, 8 pm - Cheyenne Medders w/ Annie (Peters) Williams
FREE
Nobody knows whether Cheyenne Medders actually writes songs or just captures them from the air. Each one feels like a creature that has either always been around or was created along time ago, evolving and maturing until the moment it shakes hands with your ears. The best ones, he'll say, are written down as fast as his hands can move a pen across paper. They're not forced, not even hunted for; they come running as soon as they hear home calling, home being whatever landscape Cheyenne paints with his guitar or piano.
When Annie Peters graduated from the University of Wyoming last summer, the horizon out East was looking a bit brighter than the likes of Laramie. After a small stay in Missouri helped her identify with her midwestern roots, she has settled in Nashville, TN. Now, she'll finish her first full album under her brand new married name, Annie Williams. More to come....
More Coming Soon...
The Core loves all kinds of music, from Indie Rock to Free Jazz to Chamber Ensembles. To suggest a band or musician (perhaps yourself) E-mail Ben Johnson.
...and in November...
Saturday, November 1, 2008, all day
ROCK THE VOTE!
We're talking about Springfield's local music event of the year, on 3 stages: the Front Porch, Randy Bacon Studio, and the studio next door to Randy Bacon, called Figment. Each stage will host its own style of music, and no matter where you are, there will be opportunities to register to vote, and to learn more about the major candidates in an informative, even-handed way.
The plan is to book at least two dozen bands, mostly local, but also to include several touring acts, and hopefully one big-name draw from outside the area. All proceeds will go to the continuing work of the Front Porch, but the main idea is to get people excited about exercising their right to vote the following Tuesday.
If you know of any bands who would like to contribute to this effort, ideally for free, you can contact Ben Johnson at music@thecoredowntown.com. or if you'd like to help out in any way, please e-mail Christina Wiksell at christina@thecoredowntown.com. But in the meantime, just put it on your calendar and I'll plan to see you there!
